Marie Yearling is an instructor of microbiology and laboratory manager at Laramie
County Community College. As an educator, she has taught microbiology and life science
courses.

Marie received a B.S. in chemistry and biochemistry from Ohio University in Athens,
Ohio, and Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Colorado State University
in Fort Collins.

Her research interests have included the gene regulation of her favorite microorganism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (known by many as baker's yeast), and HIV protease processing.
She now helps students at LCCC question the unknown through a collaborative grant
with the University of Wyoming. In this project, students evaluate the intestinal
microbiome during infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Marie was a recent reviewer of Robert
Bauman's 5th edition of Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy.

Outside of the laboratory you can find Marie hiking with her family through the Rocky
Mountains or simply enjoying the fruits of her favorite microorganism!